Interviewing Tracks

The thread on Bristol ending their bracket program and another thread about supporting a local track put this idea into my head.

There are two 1/4 mile facilities less an hour from me, Pacific Raceways and Bremerton Raceway. There are two 1/8 mile tracks 2 - 3 hours away, and 1 1/4 mile nostalgia track that was closed in the '60's (an airstip) that is trying to get a program put together beyond the basic cackle fests and limited racing they have had recently. So, I have options.

I have begun sending out inquiries to these tracks asking them why I should consider running my car at their faciity.

I explain that I am not a 'feature' car or a pro, just a regular guy that is looking for a home track.

I will run T&T at Pacific just due to convenience but I do not care eenough for the way it is being managed to make a commitment to run there all season if they aren't willing to make a commitment to me and other racers to offer a good program.

So what do you guys think? Good idea trying to hold their feet to the fire, or just an excercise in sending emails?

Kind of like we have become with our government, no one is brave enough to make a stand, but unlike what you are talking about, the time with our government has come to a point where a united stand is the only way we can make a difference.

Your idea however has merit.
One voice will build on another voice and so on and so on until it starts to snowball.

I say send the emails and see who is smart enough to respond and move in the right direction.
The other side is say nothing and have to drive for hours just to have a little fun.

Here's a copy of the email I sent to Pacific Raceways, to the General Manager and the Dragstrip Manager:

Gentlemen -

I am looking for a "Home" track for 2008. I ran my car at Pacific a few times last year, a '68 Ford Falcon with an Enderle injected small block Ford. We were on gas in '07 but are in rhe process of moving to alcohol. The car is not a 'feature' car, just a foot brake Pro bracket car that should run low 11's to high 10's. I will say that when I ran the car there last year I wasn't made to feel very welcome which is what has prompted me to write this email as I make my racing plans for 2008.

I live in Federal Way so Pacific is obviously a logical choice to run at, but I also have the options to run at Bremerton, or Shelton if they decide to schedule a program.

So I am here asking you, "Why should I commit to Pacific Raceways for 2008?"

I had emailed shelton about 2wks ago and still no email back it was about something completely different so i dont think its the letter it may be they dont check computer responses.. Murff you said there might be other people not happy with pacific have you spoken with them as well?

I had emailed shelton about 2wks ago and still no email back it was about something completely different so i dont think its the letter it may be they dont check computer responses.. Murff you said there might be other people not happy with pacific have you spoken with them as well?

Yeah, I've spoken with a few about what I'm doing. They're pretty much waiting to see what type of responses I get before making any sort of decisions about what they're gonna do. Kind of "well it sucks, but what else can we do?" mentality I guess.